Job 22:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.”

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BSBPD

“Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 22:28 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 29:3when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
  2. Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
  3. Psalms 20:4May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
  4. Psalms 90:17May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
  5. Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
  6. Psalms 112:4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
  7. Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
  8. Isaiah 30:21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
  9. Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
  10. Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
  11. Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
  12. John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  13. James 4:15Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

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